New Delhi:- For years, Apple has emphasized user privacy for its App Store, with rules around data collection, as well as requirements around app labeling, anti-tracking measures, and more. privacy option "Sign in with Apple". Apple will now start asking developers to explain why they need access to certain data, under certain circumstances, with a new policy designed to prevent prevent API abuse.API

API or application programming interface used by developers to extract and exchange data. In the context of the new App Store rules, Apple explains that developers can bypass certain APIs to collect data from users' devices through "fingerprinting". This means that APIs are used to access certain device signals for the purpose of device or user identification. Apple does not allow fingerprinting, even if the user has allowed the app to track them.

As The New York Times reported in 2019, the use of this largely invisible device and user tracking method is on the rise in the advertising industry in response to the increased demand for privacy protections sought by advertisers. Companies like Apple and others, like Mozilla, have adopted the place over the years. The report explains that these changes make it harder for advertisers to use traditional tracking methods, such as cookies or pixels embedded in social media buttons. And with the launch of Apple's App Tracking Transparency in 2021, the use of fingerprints has been banned but without additional measures for full control.

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This is starting to change with new requirements for app developers.

Now, when developers want to access certain APIs, they have to give a reason. Apple explains that developers will have to select one or more "Approved Reasons" that explain how their app will use the API, and that the app can then use the API only for the purpose stated. Among the affected APIs are those related to file timestamps, disk space, system boot time, active keyboard, and user defaults.

According to Apple, this requirement will go into effect in the fall of 2023. Developers who upload apps or app updates to the App Store after this time without providing a reason for their API usage will be notified to add an approved reason to the app's privacy statement before resubmitting. This also applies to third-party SDKs (software development kits) that their apps use.

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Then, in spring 2024, apps and app updates for no reason will be rejected. Apple says that if an app needs to use the API for another reason that the developer feels needs approval, that app should contact them.

In conversations on Hacker News, a site frequented by developers, concerns were raised about having to provide a rationale for UserDefaults, a basic and frequently used API. But others have objected to this, noting that it's not a crackdown on fair use, it's just a request to provide a stated reason.

While the new rules still come with an increased risk of App Store disapproval, a troubling topic for app developers, in this case, Apple is giving developers a few months. to make the necessary changes. 

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Apple has ensured and also has increased the security level of the App Store App and also one has to log on onto it with his Apple ID to maintain the data security for sure.